[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

Gegaj is not bad. You usually only see the PA’s. He will drop in for the yearly check up. We have to accept a lot of mediocrity to live in paradise.

PAs, APRNs, etc. seems to be sort of status quo. Even in Minnesota, being served by the Mayo Health System, a lot of routine stuff was done by the PAs. I have no problem with that: they're supervised by MDs anyway and if the supervision is good I assume their service is good. With the doctor shortage it does speed things up: if patients were seen exclusively by MDs I think the wait times for service would be much longer.

[sowilts]

Originally Posted by Fazibear

Looking for a primary care physician, also an orthopedic surgeon.

Vizavee, Brownwood and Sumter Landing. Best Medical care hands down. And i went to Johns Hopkins while in Maryland.

[sowilts]

Originally Posted by sowilts

Vizavee, Brownwood and Sumter Landing. Best Medical care hands down. And i went to Johns Hopkins while in Maryland.

They are open Seven days a week. Have staff until 8 PM.
Colony Plaza also.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Fazibear

Looking for a primary care physician, also an orthopedic surgeon.

Primary care: César Unyon, board certified in internal medicine.
Orthopedist for joint replacements, Jon Radnothy. Both are connected with AdventHealth/Waterman, in Tavares. It’s about 45 minutes’ drive for me, but AdventHealth/Waterman is the closest hospital with an A rating. Dr. Unyon can refer you to all sorts of specialists who work there. A big part of an A rating is a low percentage of nosocomial infections. Another is surgeons who do a lot of specific sorts of surgeries. Radnothy has the best reputation for hips and knees. He does a number of them every week.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I use Dr. Norman Novis. He has an office on Rt 466 near Rolling Acres and on Rt 44 near Brownwood. He is a good doctor, but he is the only doctor in the practice.

My hubby goes to Novis and I see his female nurse practitioner, Melinda. It’s a great practice, and the new office on 44 is state of the art. Great staff too! He just started accepting new patients again this month.

[Nana2Teddy]

My orthopedist is Dr. Kim at Brownwood Specialty Center on 44. He’s not a surgeon, which I like because his advice won’t be biased towards surgery that might not be necessary.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

PAs, APRNs, etc. seems to be sort of status quo. Even in Minnesota, being served by the Mayo Health System, a lot of routine stuff was done by the PAs. I have no problem with that: they're supervised by MDs anyway and if the supervision is good I assume their service is good. With the doctor shortage it does speed things up: if patients were seen exclusively by MDs I think the wait times for service would be much longer.

Agreed! I specifically requested the female APRN at Dr Norman Novis’s office because I wanted a female medical provider. I 100% trust her.

[ridge]

We use Florian Gegaj, MD/Cleveland Health Center. (352) 353-0092. We have no health issues but he seems to be good.

[HORNET]

Seems everyone’s the best! Check around.

[maistocars]

I use Dr. Justin Morgan in Leesburg for PCP and Dr. Isaac Mitchell in Leesburg for Ortho.

[queenpalmgirl]

Dr. Joseph Locker for Ortho. He is with the Orthopedic Institute in Ocala. Check his reviews. The Best around!

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

PAs, APRNs, etc. seems to be sort of status quo. Even in Minnesota, being served by the Mayo Health System, a lot of routine stuff was done by the PAs. I have no problem with that: they're supervised by MDs anyway and if the supervision is good I assume their service is good. With the doctor shortage it does speed things up: if patients were seen exclusively by MDs I think the wait times for service would be much longer.

Before I moved to the Villages, I had an appointment with my doctor. For some reason he wasn’t available when I went to his office. I had taken time off work so I was a bit annoyed that I couldn’t see the doctor. However, they told me that I could see a PA. I don’t think that I had ever heard the term before but after they explained what a PA was, I reluctantly agreed to see him instead of coming back another time.

I was very impressed with the PA. The PA spent more than 30 minutes giving me a thorough examination and took the time to explain everything that he was doing. I actually thought that I received better care than being rushed by my doctor.

[jbartle1]

Originally Posted by Fazibear

Looking for a primary care physician, also an orthopedic surgeon.

We love Dr Jeff Snyder (villages health, very caring, st Barbara villages health) , and dr.Karina, hip and knee orthopedic hospital UNOVA ,on rolling acres

[dano121]

PA's are nice but Doc's are better! For that reason I left VHS and now go to see Dr. Ana Karovska, she has an office close to Brownwood on Rt. 44. She is extremely knowledgeable, compassionate and pro-active. Her phone number is 352-365-1224. Not as much "Fluff" as VHS but Dr. Ana is Doctor and a good one at that.